[Snack Activity] Easy and Delicious: Snack Ideas to Make Together with Seniors

pumpkin dumplings

Pumpkin Dumplings: A Hokkaido Local Dish! Chewy Texture, Great as a Snack♪ | macaroni

How about making dumplings with pumpkin? It’s an easy microwave-friendly recipe! Microwave the pumpkin at 600W for 5 minutes until it’s soft enough to mash.

Once mashed, add sugar, salt, and potato starch, and mix.

Roll the mixture by hand into bite-sized balls, flatten them, then place them in a frying pan lightly coated with salad oil and cook.

When they’re browned, add butter, then soy sauce, toss to coat, and they’re ready.

They’re dumplings, but since they’re made from pumpkin, they crumble easily and should be easy for older adults to eat.

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sasashina

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Microwave Steamed Bread

Super easy!! How to make steamed bread in the microwave / Dessert recipe using pancake mix

This is an easy steamed cake you can make in the microwave using pancake mix.

Just mix the ingredients until combined, pour into a mold, and heat in the microwave—simple steps.

If you let them try cooking with a bit of help on the side, they can really enjoy seeing how something they made turns out when it’s baked.

It’s fine to simply have them eat the finished steamed cake, but you could also let them add cream or fruit as they like and enjoy the decorating, too.

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Pudding in the microwave

Microwave Custard Pudding Recipe / It’s easy!! Ready in no time!! A homemade dessert recipe using common household ingredients

Pudding looks easy to make from scratch but is surprisingly tricky.

A slightly bitter caramel takes it up a notch, but getting caramel right is tough.

Here’s a recipe where you can make both the pudding and the caramel in the microwave! Desserts like pudding and jelly are smooth and don’t require much chewing, making them perfect snacks for seniors.

All you do is mix the ingredients and pop them in the microwave, so how about using this for a day-service snack activity? It’s also safe since no open flame is involved.

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Nori Salt Fried Sticks

[Almost zero-carb nori-salt potato-style snack!?] Perfect as a snack or appetizer when you don’t want to gain weight. A low-carb diet snack like potatoes.

Did you know that abura-age, a familiar staple at the dinner table, is surprisingly rich in calcium? Here’s a quick snack using abura-age: Nori-Salt Abura-age Sticks.

They’re super easy to make—julienne the abura-age and microwave it to dry, then put the dried abura-age, aonori (green laver), and salt into a plastic bag and shake it up.

That’s it! The texture is light, like a snack chip, and you might find it hard to stop eating.

They’re a lot like potato chips, but much healthier, which is a nice bonus.

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baked apple

[Easy Recipe] I tried the super-viral “Baked Apple”! Just microwave it and it turns irresistibly juicy and melty ♡♡

When you think of baked apples, you probably imagine using an oven and taking your time—no complicated steps, but it does take a while.

Here’s a very easy and delicious baked apple recipe you can make just by microwaving.

Cut the apple in half, scoop out the core in the center, add butter in the hollow, and sprinkle sugar on top.

Wrap the whole thing loosely with plastic wrap and microwave it—that’s it.

You can enjoy it warm, or let it cool so the butter and sugar soak into the apple before eating.

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Strawberry omelette

Microwave for 1 minute ❤️ Fluffy strawberry omelette

Let’s make a dessert omelette, the kind you often see at cake shops and convenience stores.

Whip the eggs and sugar well, then add oil and milk.

After that, gently fold in the cake flour with a cutting motion.

You don’t even need a stovetop to cook the batter—just pour it onto parchment paper and microwave for 1 minute, so it’s a good option for seniors too.

I folded the batter in half and filled it generously with whipped cream and strawberries this time.

It’s easy, and you’ll have a fluffy strawberry omelette that rivals what you’d find in a shop.

Bear muffin

[Microwave for 1 Minute] Great as a gift! Just mix and zap! How to make chewy bear-shaped muffins.

Let me show you how to make cute bear muffins in the microwave.

Put Oreos in a food storage bag and crush them finely with a rolling pin.

If you keep going until they become powder, the finish will look nicer.

Add milk and mix well to complete the batter.

If you cut off a corner of the bag, it becomes a spout you can pour from.

Pour the batter into cups until they’re about 80% full, tap to release air, and decorate the ears with chocolate chip cookies.

Cover with plastic wrap and heat in the microwave.

Once they’ve cooled slightly, draw the faces with a chocolate pen, and they’re done.

Make your own unique bears and try swapping them with friends for extra fun!

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